Get racing a GK24 this summer.
Norman Doidge
> Cruiser-Racing for under seven grand!
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> GK24s are a long established class of very roomy 24 foot Cruiser Racers
> built to last (as they have) with excellent performance and are a Primary
> Yardstick. Superb club racers with the space and comfort to cruise as
well.
> This one is in excellent condition, well looked after on deck , below and
> aloft. Good Sails, regularly raced and lots of equipment (Log, echo, wind
> speed, VHF, self steering, cooker, 2 sinks, sea-toilet) all clean, working
> and smart. Smart external appearance.
> At Baltic Wharf (where the Goss Boat was) ready to launch and race
> this Summer.
> Pictures and details on http://www.ndoidge.freeserve.co.uk
> or phone me on 01 626 364 333.
>
> Go on, get racing for £6750
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Charlotte Somers Cocks
you could join the country's biggest and most active class of
cruiser/racers.
All the details about the Sonata National One Design, (including plenty of
boats for sale for about GBP6000), are on the class website at
www.sonata.org.uk
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kh
As an early owner of a new GK24 I would endorse this . There is no real
GK24 one-design class - GK24s came with fractional rig, or mast head
rig, or an optional lightweight layup etc etc. Westerly started
promoting the J24 shortly after delivering the early GK24s - and that's
the main reason the GK24 died - the other reason is the GK24s appalling
handling off the wind in any more than a F3. This was the result of a
hull design by an engineering prof at Southampton Univ with no previous
WRG boats - he simply didn't have a clue (Hawkes? was that his name?).
From experience my strong advice is buy a David Thomas design for UK
based sailing - Sonata, Impala, Sigma 33 - they are all well behaved in
any conditions and sail a dream. The GK 24 is expensive even at £2k and
will scare you stiff - I did a lot of JOG offshore in mine and have the
bicycle clips to prove it. Sorry to you if you're trying to dump your GK
(also they have stupid names like Ghenghis Khan, GeligKnight,
GateKrasher - a prize for the worst one).
Norman Doidge
kh <k...@dtn.ntl.com> wrote in message news:38E5130B...@dtn.ntl.com...
Sorry you didn't have the bottle for a GK24. 300 owners can't be wrong and
the class has hardly died with lots still sailing and racing. I wouldn't
wish to denigrate the Sonata. They are both excellent cruiser-racers which
can be enjoyed both racing and cruising.
Donal
Norman Doidge <nor...@ndoidge.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:8c7drd$vdi$1...@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
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> (also they have stupid names like Ghenghis Khan, GeligKnight,
> GateKrasher - a prize for the worst one).
>
Yesterday I saw a contender called Ghengis Khant.
If you are also offering a prize for the best one, there used to be a boat
in Chichester called Guinness Khan, which always made me smile.
Regards
--
Donal
kh
I wish you luck in selling your GK24 - in my experience finally finding
a buyer for a boat you no longer want is a slightly better experince
than buying it in the first place. Yes, GK24s will last for ever - they
are built by Westerly with the same construction quality as the Centaur.
My issue is that of one-design - how can you claim a one-design class
when some have masthead rig, some threequarters, some inboards, some
outbard only, some saildrive and, worst of all at least one, originally
Charlie Farley, and I guess many more which had only two GRP mat layups
vs the standard three - making a much lighter, and hence faster boat.
You're probably losing races to it right now without knowing why. Also,
you shouldn't need 'bottle' as you put it, to sail a cruising yacht in
reasonable conditions e.g. reaching in F5 with or without spin. The GK
24 is constantly broaching to in these conditions and the early boats
lost rudders on a regular basis - mainly due to the fact that they are
hung on the transom with acouple of hinges instead of having a rudder
post built into the hull. If you want to find out how a quarter tonner
shoud really handle try a Bolero - another David Thomas design - they're
chalk and cheese when compared with a GK24 - full control and balance in
pretty well any weather. You'll also find the Sonata a much better boat
to sail - simply better designed in the first place.
Wendi Hebb
Hi Thought this would be of interest to the newsgroup. Handcrafted shackler
knives including the design given as prizes at the Whitbread race at:
http://www.made-in-sheffield.com/cyberstore/catalog_type.asp?ProductType=Pen
knives
thanks
Wendi Hebb we...@made-in-sheffield.com
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